Millions of people every year worldwide suffer a heart attack. Fortunately, today there is a series of simple tips and natural remedies for avoid a heart attack and thus have a healthy heart.
Home remedies to prevent a heart attack
Myocardial infarction is the clinical picture produced by the death of a portion of the heart muscle that occurs when a coronary artery is completely blocked. When obstruction occurs, the blood supply is suppressed.
Normally, a heart attack does not happen suddenly. It can be caused by arteriosclerosis, a prolonged process that narrows the coronary vessels.
Five warning signs of a heart attack:
- Pain or pressure in the chest.
- Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck or back.
- Weakness, dizziness, or fainting.
- Pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulders.
- Being out of breath or having difficulty breathing.
Avoid eating fatty, stimulating or spicy foods, coffee, smoking, alcohol, simple carbohydrates (sugar, white flour), salt, also avoid stress, tension and worries, emotional stimulation, lack of sleep. Next we leave you 12 natural remedies.
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Onion
It consists of cutting two large onions into pieces, mixing them together with 2 cups of white wine and a teaspoon of honey and placing them inside a bottle for 20 days. When the limit is met, you should take two tablespoons a day. Remember that this vegetable has hypotensive properties that benefit the heart.
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Honey
Honey is excellent for heart conditions, especially if you combine it with some herb. The ideal is to take it with infusions twice a day. For example, you can prepare one with lemon verbena, which is very good for keeping your heart in shape.
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Garlic
You must boil several cloves of garlic in 1 cup of white vinegar, and sweeten it with honey. Take it every morning on an empty stomach to eliminate fatty deposits that progressively adhere to the walls of the arteries.
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Fruit
It is very important that you do not stop eating plenty of strawberries, mangoes, kiwis, as long as you can, since they strengthen the heart muscles and regulate the nervous system.
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Valerian tea
To lower stress and regulate heart rate, prepare a valerian tea. Boil for 10 minutes and have a cup at night or at a time of day when you feel very stressed.
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Smoothie that strengthens the veins
It is recommended to extract the juice of 3 previously washed grapefruits and pour them into a blender together with 1 slice of melon, 1/2 slice of pineapple, 1/2 apple and 2 celery stalks. After blending and straining, add a few drops of lemon. You must take it instantly. This remedy can be taken twice a week.
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The mistletoe
You must boil half a handful of this plant for a cup of water for 5 minutes. Afterwards, it is recommended to take a tablespoon of this infusion a day. Doing this will help regulate your blood pressure.
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Artichoke
Its main virtue lies in the ability provided by its acids to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood, decrease the pressure arterial and also to prevent arteriosclerosis, thereby preventing the risk of vascular disease or helping the recovery after of some accident of this type, such as heart attack, angina pectoris, etc. Also lowers the level of sugar in the blood, another of the diseases that predisposes to appearance of these diseases. prepare a infusion two tablespoons of dried leaves per 1 liter of water, take 3 times a day day before foods.
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Walnuts
You need to extract the shell from five walnuts and then grind them finely. Place the powder in 1/2 glass of water and boil for 1 minute. It should rest overnight and then strain the infusion. It is recommended to drink, fasting. This dried fruit contains phosphorus, magnesium and B vitamins that will strengthen your heart.
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Ginger
Known in some countries as kion. Fluidizes the blood, prevents training of thrombi and lowers the strain arterial. C.eat ginger 3 times a day.
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Chicory
In addition to controlling obesity, it favors circulation by fluidizing the blood and allowing it to circulate better, helping to eliminate concentrations of fat that may be in it and eliminating toxins. At the same time, due to the action exerted by inulin, it lowers blood pressure, making it suitable for hypertensive patients. Boil for 12 minutes 50 gr. of dry root per 1 liter of water.
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White hawthorn
It has a cardiotonic, antiarrhythmic effect and slightly reduces blood pressure. It is recommended to pour a liter of boiling water into a container with a handful of crumbled dry flowers of this herb. Let it rest for an hour and drink a cup daily. If you like you can sweeten with a teaspoon of honey.
“To keep your heart healthy you must maintain a healthy weight, exercise, not smoke and regularly check your blood pressure and cholesterol”